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cold allergied adj. Of a drinker who has reacted badly to the cold outside, especially after confidently refusing a coat. Alphine emerged cold allergied and immediately regretted declining the cloakroom. cold antibodied adj. Describing a drinker who binds most effectively to an argument when the temperature falls below body heat. Maleigh became cold antibodied outside last orders and attached firmly to the taxi debate. cold approached adj. Still drunk, and asking strangers out with the confidence of someone who has mistaken closing time for an opening. Yunus was cold approached by midnight, inviting the coat-check attendant to breakfast. cold backed adj. Softened by drink into refusing the sofa's support as though it were an unacceptable burden. Aallyah was cold backed and slid from the sofa to the rug beside the water glass. cold blooded adj. A drinker so far gone that the emotional temperature remains mild while the practical temperature falls sharply. Barton was cold blooded outside last orders, serenely declining the coat he needed. cold boot attacked adj. The drunkenness of one who retains the evening's keys briefly after being switched off, and can still be searched. cold booted adj. The state of being drunk and repeatedly switching yourself off and on before attempting the journey home. Tajia went cold booted at the kerb, sitting down and restarting whenever the taxi moved. cold brew coffeed adj. Of a drinker: steeped in the evening for hours, filtered slowly, and served with a glass of water. Killeen was cold brew coffeed by midnight, moving carefully between the sofa and the kitchen. cold brewed adj. Reduced by drink to coffee steeped for hours, filtered slowly, and served when everyone else has gone home. Avenly was cold brewed by the early train, steeped in silence beneath the station lights. cold called adj. Sharpened by drink into unsolicited contact with strangers, former colleagues, and the person guarding the coats. Dhanyal got cold called at last orders and offered the cloakroom attendant a business opportunity. cold callered adj. Too drunk to ring uninvited households and recognise that the evening has already reached last orders. Fathi became cold callered, telephoning strangers to discuss the merits of sharing a taxi. cold callinged adj. Emboldened by drink to telephone or approach prospective companions until somebody agrees to continue the evening. Delorce got cold callinged outside the pub and invited the whole queue to a nightcap. cold cameraed adj. Drunk and unusually well cooled, recording the night's noise at exposures far longer than anyone intended. Pierre-yves stood cold cameraed outside the pub, documenting the empty street between rounds. cold capped adj. Drunk to the point where the head requires cooling before the wearer is permitted near the last taxi. Dabriel arrived cold capped at the rank, carrying a gel-filled hat and no keys. cold cappinged adj. You have drunk enough to submit to a frigid regimen, and regard shivering as medically supervised. Kalleen arrived cold cappinged and prescribed the freezer to everyone at the table. cold cased adj. Of a drinker who has left a domestic mystery unsolved for hours, including where the clean glass went. Shoneka was cold cased, reopening the investigation into the missing water beside the sofa.